Pilsner Urquell

Brewed by Plzensky Prazdroj (SABMiller)
Style: Bohemian Pilsener
Plzen, Czech Republic

Tried this in nice pub, the name of which escapes me, somewhere near the Old Town Square (not that it matters as this beer is near omnipresent in Prague), accompanied by a plate of gnocchi and cheese. The best Czech beer so far - tried before at home, but never this good. Rich, golden tone, average head and lacing, and quite fizzy. Bitter sweet flavour, which is refreshing, crisp, dry, and biscuity. Perfectly balanced, full, and vastly swiggable. Surely the pinnacle of the style.

Hyom a bottle - Why does everybody else rate this beer ungodly high? Look, folks, it’s a Pilsner, a hopped up version of the Anerican Standard brew. Sure, it’s way better than ,say, Bud, but it’s not a personal favorite.

Better drank in a can or from tap than in a bottle. The bottle is green and is most of the time skunked. In a can, you can smell fresh hops as you open it and poor in in a glass.

(22.3 oz bottle) The Original Golden Beer, the standard by which all other pilseners are often judged, and justifiably so in my opinion; Very smoky pilsener with a tremendous amount of quality malt flavor for the style; Mildly bitter, but pleasant and balanced hops contribution; The only issue I have with this beer is that it’s a bit sweet, and I just don’t remember P.U. being this sweet years ago, or maybe I’m just paying more attention these days; The flavor stays pretty consistent from start to finish, except for a bit more hops presence in the finish, with a slight grapefruit flavor on the back end; Good, solid medium body and a nice golden color for the style; Average size to the head and okay retention, gradually fading to thin layer; Not much lacing though; Many people have had problems with skunky bottles, but I can’t remember ever drinking a skunky bottle of Pilsner Urquell; One of the few beers I’ll gladly order in a bar that only serves conglomerate/mass produced beers

12oz bottle. Pilsner lovers, this is it. Pours a bright, deep gold with a nice white head. Head doesn’t last as long as I expected, but leaves a nice white lace on the glass. Malt & hops in the nose in perfect balance. Crisp, clean taste, with a near-perfect balance of sweet malt and those wonderful Saaz hops. OK, I’m biased, and was even before I did this rating, as it isn’t the first time I’ve enjoyed "the orignial". I’d love to try this one on tap. Pilsner, or pilsener, is my favorite style, and this is the one all of the rest are measured by.

It’s my favorite available beer. The first and original pilsner. Golden colour, full flavour from best hop and špure czech water. Exellent!

Don’t fool yourself. The best pilsner ever! 60 years after a world war, and these guys still have it!.AMAZING!

this is a great pilsner. bright color with a subtlle flavor and a very dry finish for me.